A man shot along the side of the road in Pleasant Hill took the witness stand on Tuesday in the Pete Polson trial.

A man shot along the side of the road in Pleasant Hill took the witness stand on Tuesday in the Pete Polson trial.

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Updated: 6:24 PM CDT Oct 13, 2015

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WEBVTT 9 MILLIMETER HANDGUN FOUND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH HIS FINGERPRINTS. POLSON'S ATTORNEY TOLD JURORS IF THEY BELIEVE POLSON PULLED THE TRIGGER, THEY NEED TO CONSIDER HIS STATE OF MIND. HE'S TRYING TO PROVE POLSON WAS TOO INTOXICATED TO FORM THE INTENT TO KILL. DETECTIVE RON ZIMMERMAN DIDN'T TEST POLSON'S BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONTENT AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED BECAUSE HE DID NOT APPEAR INTOXICATED. SO IT IS POSSIBLE THEN THAT MR. POLSON WAS OR HAD BEEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OR ANOTHER DRUG, YOU JUST DIDN'T TEST FOR IT? I WOULD SAY POSSIBLE, JUST NOT PROBABLE. KIM: ZIMMERMAN DESCRIBED POLSON AS ARROGANT AND NERVOUS AFTER READING HIM HIS CHARGES. JUST A WAY PEOPLE SOMETIMES TALK TO US AS POLICE OFFICER AND IT BECOMES ACCUSATORY, ALMOST LIKE A DEFENSE MECHANISM AND HE SAID, HOW'S THAT? KIM: MARK MITCHELL, WHO WAS SHOT IN THE ABDOMEN WHILE STANDING ON HIS FRONT PORCH, WAS ONE OF 14 WITNESSES TO TESTIFY TUESDAY. HE HELD BACK TEARS AS HE TOLD THE COURTROOM HIS 9-YEAR-OLD SON CAN BE HEARD CRYING IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE 911 CALL. MITCHELL SPENT 40 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL, HAD FOUR SURGERIES AND WILL HAVE ANOTHER PROCEDURE NEXT YEAR. EVERY TIME I TAKE MY SHIRT OFF THERE'S A REMINDER STARING , RIGHT BACK AT ME. THE BIG SCAR. MY KIDS SEE IT ALL THE TIME. KIM: ZACH WHITEHILL WAS SHOT IN THE BACK AND NECK A FEW MINUTES AFTER MITCHELL WAS SHOT. DOCTORS TOLD WHITEHILL HE'LL HAVE PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE IN HIS LEFT ARM. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIFT A GALLON OF MILK ABOVE MY SHOULDER

2 men shot in suburb shooting spree take witness stand

A man shot along the side of the road in Pleasant Hill took the witness stand on Tuesday in the Pete Polson trial.